Magic 2014 Prerelease and Release Events

Wizards of the CoastWednesday, July 10, 2013

agic Online Prerelease events begin on July 26, 2013, at 10:00 AM PDT and will run through the weekend. When Prerelease events conclude on Monday morning at 10:00 AM, Magic 2014 goes on sale in the Magic Online Store. Magic 2014 Release Event queues (Sealed Deck and Draft) will begin at the same time the set goes on sale so players won’t have to wait before jumping into a draft!

Note that any unopened Magic 2013 New Account Kits will be converted to Magic 2014 New Account Kits during the downtime scheduled for Wednesday, July 24, 2013.

MAGIC 2014 KEY DATES

Prerelease Begins: July 26, 2013

Digital Release: July 29, 2013

Release Events End: August 14, 2013

Redemption Guarantee: October 31, 2014

Redemption Cutoff: November 2, 2015

MAGIC 2014 PRERELEASE EVENTS

Magic 2014 Prerelease Sealed Deck Queues

START TIMES

On demand, beginning Friday, July 26, at 10:00 AM, and ending Monday, July 29, at 10:00 AM

LOCATION

Release Queues room

ENTRY OPTIONS

25 Event Tickets

PRODUCT

Magic Online will provide 6 Magic 2014 booster packs for this event.

SIZE

16 players

DURATION

Deck building time plus four rounds, Swiss pairings. Play in all four rounds, win or lose!

PRIZES

Prizes are based on the total match points at the end of the tournament. Each match win awards 3 points and each match loss awards 0 points.

MatchPoints

Prizes

QPs

12

10 Magic 2014 booster packs

3

9

4 Magic 2014 booster packs

1

6

1 Magic 2014 booster pack

0

ADDITIONAL PRIZES: All players who participate in a Magic 2014 Prerelease Swiss Sealed Queue will receive one copy of the prerelease Megantic Sliver promo card. Players with at least 9 match points at the end of the tournament will also receive a premium foil Megantic Sliver card.

Magic 2014 Prerelease Swiss Booster Draft Queues

START TIMES

On demand, beginning Friday, July 26, at 10:00 AM, and ending Monday, July 29, at 10:00 AM

LOCATION

Release Queues room

ENTRY OPTIONS

15 Event Tickets

PRODUCT

Magic Online will provide 3 Magic 2014 booster packs for this event.

SIZE

8 players

DURATION

Drafting and deck building time plus three rounds, Swiss pairings. Play all three rounds, win or lose!

PRIZES

Prizes are based on the total match points at the end of the tournament. Each match win awards 3 points and each match loss awards 0 points.

Match Points

Prizes

QPs

9

4 Magic 2014 booster packs

1

6

2 Magic 2014 booster packs

0

3

1 Magic 2014 booster packs

0

ADDITIONAL PRIZES: All players who participate in a Magic 2014 Prerelease Swiss Draft Queue will receive one copy of the prerelease Megantic Sliver promo card. Players with 9 match points at the end of the tournament will also receive a premium foil Megantic Sliver card.

MAGIC 2014 RELEASE EVENTS

Magic 2014 will be available in the Magic Online Store on Monday, July 29, at 10:00 AM. The Magic 2014 release events consist of five parts:

Booster Draft Queues (beginning July 29)

16-player Sealed Deck Queues (begining July 29)

64-player Top 8 Premier Drafts (beginning August 2)

Top 8 Sealed Deck Events (beginning August 2)

Release Events Championship (August 18)

Magic 2014 becomes legal in ALL Constructed formats following the Wednesday, July 24, scheduled downtime. All appropriate Daily Events, Scheduled Events, and Queues will have Magic 2014 added to their prize structures after the scheduled downtime on Wednesday, July 31.

Magic 2014 Release Booster Draft Queues

START TIMES

On demand, starting Monday, July 29, at 10:00 AM, until the scheduled downtime on Wednesday, August 14

Drafting and deck building plus three rounds, single elimination, or three rounds, Swiss pairings

PRIZES

Prizes for single-elimination events are based on placement at the end of the tournament. Prizes for Swiss pairing events are based on total Match Points at the end of the tournament. Each match win awards 3 points and each match loss awards 0 points.

Magic 2014 4-3-2-2 Draft

Place

Prizes

QPs

1st

4 Magic 2014 booster packs

1

2nd

3 Magic 2014 booster packs

0

3rd-4th

2 Magic 2014 booster packs

0

Magic 2014 8-4 Draft

Place

Prizes

QPs

1st

8 Magic 2014 booster packs

1

2nd

4 Magic 2014 booster packs

0

Magic 2014 Swiss Draft

MatchPoints

Prizes

QPs

9

3 Magic 2014 booster packs

1

6

2 Magic 2014 booster packs

0

3

1 Magic 2014 booster pack

0

ADDITIONAL PRIZES: Each player who participates in a Magic 2014 Booster Draft Queue will receive the Windreader Sphinx avatar.

Participation avatar: Windreader Sphinx

Magic 2014 16-Player Sealed Deck Queues

START TIMES

On demand, starting Monday, July 29, at 10:00 AM, until the scheduled downtime on Wednesday, August 14

LOCATION

Release Queues room

ENTRY OPTIONS

24 Event Tickets

PRODUCT

Magic Online will provide 6 Magic 2014 booster packs for this event.

SIZE

16 players

DURATION

Deck building time plus four rounds, Swiss pairings

PRIZES

Prizes are based on total match points at the end of the tournament. Each match win awards 3 points and each match loss awards 0 points.

MatchPoints

Prizes

QPs

12

13 Magic 2014 booster packs

3

9

8 Magic 2014 booster packs

1

6

3 Magic 2014 booster packs

0

ADDITIONAL PRIZES: All players who participate in a Magic 2014 Release Sealed Deck Queue will receive the Windreader Sphinx avatar. In addition, players with at least 9 match points at the end of the tournament will also receive the Archangel of Thune avatar.

Magic 2014 64-Player Top 8 Premier Drafts

START TIMES

Scheduled start times beginning Friday, August 2, and ending Wednesday, August 14

LOCATION

Scheduled Events room

ENTRY OPTIONS

20 Event Tickets OR 8 Event Tickets plus product

PRODUCT

3 Magic 2014 booster packs for the Top 8 Booster Draft

SIZE

64 players

DURATION

Drafting and deck building time plus three rounds, single elimination. The Top 8 will consist of drafting and deck building time plus three rounds, single elimination.

PRIZES:

Place

Prizes

QPs

1st

24 Magic 2014 booster packs

6

2nd

18 Magic 2014 booster packs

5

3rd-4th

12 Magic 2014 booster packs

4

5th-8th

9 Magic 2014 booster packs

3

9th-16th

4 Magic 2014 booster packs

0

17th-32nd

2 Magic 2014 booster packs

0

ADDITIONAL PRIZES: Each player in a Magic 2014 64-player Top 8 Premier Draft will receive the Windreader Sphinx avatar. In addition, players who finish in the Top 8 will receive the Archangel of Thune avatar, and qualify for the Magic 2014 Release Events Championship.

Magic 2014 Top 8 Sealed Deck Events

START TIMES

Scheduled start times beginning Friday, August 2, and ending Wednesday, August 14

Deck building time plus a number of Swiss pairing rounds determined by attendance. The Top 8 will consist of drafting and deck building time plus three rounds, single elimination.

PRIZES:

Place

Prizes

QPs

1st

45 Magic 2014 booster packs

6

2nd

33 Magic 2014 booster packs

5

3rd-4th

21 Magic 2014 booster packs

4

5th-8th

12 Magic 2014 booster packs

3

9th-16th

9 Magic 2014 booster packs

0

17th-32nd

3 Magic 2014 booster packs

0

ADDITIONAL PRIZES: Each player in a Magic 2014 Top 8 Sealed Deck Event will receive the Windreader Sphinx avatar. In addition, players who finish in the Top 8 will receive the Archangel of Thune avatar, and qualify for the Magic 2014 Release Events Championship.

Number of Swiss pairing rounds determined by attendance. The Top 8 will consist of drafting and deck building time plus three rounds, single elimination.

PRIZES:

Place

Prizes

QPs

1st

4 complete premium Magic 2014 sets

6

2nd

1 complete premium and 1 complete standard Magic 2014 set

5

3rd-4th

1 complete premium Magic 2014 set

4

5th-8th

1 complete standard Magic 2014 set

3

9th-16th

12 Magic 2014 booster packs

0

17th-32nd

9 Magic 2014 booster packs

0

33rd-64th

3 Magic 2014 booster packs

0

Although players may have multiple accounts qualified for the Magic 2014 Release Events Championship, players are not permitted to have more than one of their accounts entered in any single event at one time. Players are not permitted to have any accounts entered in events played by other players for any reason. If a player is discovered to have more than one account playing in any end-of-season championship or championship event before, during, or after the event, Wizards may take action against that player's account (s), up to and including disqualification with no refund of product and/or Event Tickets, suspension of the offending account(s), and/or termination of the offending account(s).

Using an account other than your own, allowing any other player to use your account, selling your account, and other similar actions are all violations of the Magic Online User Agreement. If you play in Magic Online events, win, and expect to get your prize, be very, very sure you are playing on your own account. We do not recognize excuses, such as "I and a friend jointly own the account," "It's my brother's account but he gave it to me," or similar. The only exception is an adult may authorize a single dependent child age 13-18 to play on an account that the adult has established.

It will be the player's responsibility to make sure that he or she has been properly entered into this event and is able to join it PRIOR to the start of the Championship. If a player is qualified and is unable to join the Championship, he or she will need to contact customer service for assistance.

For all Magic 2014 Release Events, Wizards of the Coast may modify, suspend, and/or cancel an event, substitute prizes, or change the costs and/or schedule for an event without notice, at its sole discretion.